Where does “prizeworthiness” come from?
prizeworthiness (English) comes from English prizeworthy, from English prize, from Middle English prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.
prizeworthiness (English): The state or quality of being prizeworthy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being prizeworthy
Ancestry of “prizeworthiness”, step by step
prizeworthiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prizeworthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prizeworthy | Meriting a prize |
| 2 | English | prize | That which is taken from another; something... |
| 3 | Middle English | prise | — |
| 4 | Old French | prise | seizure; taking; capture |
| 5 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 6 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |